This woman had either cultivated an exceedingly profound Secret Technique for concealing her aura, or she possessed some treasure with a similar effect.
Otherwise, at such close range, a Uniting Dao cultivator like the middle-aged figure could not possibly have failed to notice her.
As the woman spoke, Lu Ye's face darkened.
He truly could not understand what she meant. Had that not been the perfect chance for a sneak attack? Yet she had not struck. Instead, she had said something utterly irrelevant.
Lu Ye suddenly felt that there might be something wrong with her head.
Still, it did not matter. As long as these two started fighting here, he could flee at once. Whoever wanted to come to this damned place in the future could come themselves.
As the woman's voice rang out, the middle-aged figure swiftly turned around and bowed. "Greetings, Madam!"
Gone was the overbearing arrogance he had displayed before Lu Ye. Now, he was nothing but respectful and deferential.
Lu Ye stared, dumbfounded!
These two... were not enemies?
Earlier, when he had seen the middle-aged figure searching for the woman's whereabouts, he had assumed they bore a grudge against each other. That was why he had lured the middle-aged figure here, hoping they would fight.
But if they were not enemies, then what the hell was there to fight about?
The middle-aged figure's attitude alone made it clear that he held the woman in great respect. Before her, he was like a household servant.
He had even called her Madam!
For a Uniting Dao powerhouse to humble himself like a servant, what was this woman's background?
Countless thoughts flashed through Lu Ye's mind, and his heart turned bleak. This time, he had truly lifted a stone only to smash his own foot, with suffering he could